Cubot A40 vs Cubot Note 9: Which is better?

Screen size

A406.9"+13%

Note 96.0"

Technology

A40

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Note 9

GSM / HSPA / LTE

2G bands

A40

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Note 9

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

A40

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Note 9

HSDPA 900 / 2100

4G bands

A40

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66

Resolution

A40720 × 1640 px

Note 9—

Refresh rate

A40120 Hz

Note 9—

Peak brightness

A40—

Note 9—

Pixel density

A40260 ppi

Note 9—

CPU speed

equal specs

A40Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 9Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

A404.0 GB+25%

Note 93.0 GB

Storage

A4064 GB+50%

Note 932 GB

Main camera

A4048.0 MP+67%

Note 916.0 MP

Front camera

A4016.0 MP+69%

Note 95.0 MP

Battery

A405,100 mAh

Note 95,900 mAh+14%

Wired charging

A40—

Note 9—

Weight

A40—

Note 9—

Thickness

A408.8 mm+25%

Note 911.0 mm

IP rating

A40—

Note 9—

Wi‑Fi

A40Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Note 9Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

A405.0, A2DP, LE+16%

Note 94.2, A2DP

USB

A40USB Type-C, OTG

Note 9USB Type-C

5G support

equal specs

A40No

Note 9No

NFC

A40Yes+100%

Note 9No

3.5mm jack

A40No

Note 9Yes+100%

SD card

equal specs

A40Yes

Note 9Yes

Stereo speakers

A40Yes

Note 9—

Speed

A40

HSPA, LTE

Note 9

HSPA, LTE

Announced

A40

2025, July

Note 9

2022

Status

A40

Available. Released 2025, July

Note 9

Available. Released 2022

Dimensions

A40

172.3 x 78.1 x 8.8 mm (6.78 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)

Note 9

153 x 77 x 11 mm (6.02 x 3.03 x 0.43 in)

Weight

A40

Note 9

SIM

A40

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Note 9

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Type

A40

IPS LCD, 120Hz

Note 9

IPS LCD

Size

A40

6.88 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Note 9

5.99 inches

Resolution

A40

720 x 1640 pixels (~260 ppi density)

Note 9

Unspecified

Protection

A40

Mohs level 6

Note 9

A40

Android 15

Note 9

Android 11

Chipset

A40

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

Note 9

Unisoc SC9863A (28 nm)

CPU

A40

Octa-core (2x1.6 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55)

Note 9

Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

A40

Mali-G57 MP1

Note 9

IMG8322

Card slot

A40

microSDXC

Note 9

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Internal

A40

64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Note 9

32GB 3GB RAM

Dual

A40

48 MP, (wide), PDAF 2 MP, (ultrawide)

Note 9

Features

A40

LED flash

Note 9

LED flash

Video

A40

Yes

Note 9

Yes

Triple

A40

Note 9

16 MP, (wide), AF other unspecified cameras

Single

A40

16 MP

Note 9

5 MP

Video

A40

Yes

Note 9

Yes

Loudspeaker

A40

Yes, with stereo speakers

Note 9

Yes

3.5mm jack

A40

Note 9

Yes

WLAN

A40

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Note 9

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth

A40

5.0, A2DP, LE

Note 9

4.2, A2DP

Positioning

A40

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS

Note 9

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

NFC

A40

Yes

Note 9

Radio

A40

Unspecified

Note 9

Unspecified

USB

A40

USB Type-C, OTG

Note 9

USB Type-C

Sensors

A40

Accelerometer, proximity

Note 9

Accelerometer, proximity

Type

A40

5100 mAh

Note 9

5900 mAh, removable

Colors

A40

Black, Purple, Titan Grey

Note 9

Black, Green

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Biggest differences

A40

Note 9

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